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Part of: THIS WEEKEND: Storyhouse Women
Do you think Midlife is boring? Think twice!
We’re back to celebrate women in all their midlife glory redefining the conversation around middle age, challenging stereotypes and old clichés.
Either you are a woman feeling stuck in the middle of your journey or a lady who is fully enjoying the second act of your life, let’s get together for an evening of sharing the good feeling that comes with realising ‘I am not over the hill!‘.
Join our event led by the lifestyle journalist Michela Di Carlo, founder of crunchytales.com an illustrated online magazine for those ladies who don’t let age define them. Michela will interview a panel of inspirational women from different backgrounds on the topic of various midlife issues, ageing, new challenges and repurpose in life.
Followed by Q&A
Emma Stringfellow
A Trustee of Chester Municipal Charity, The Battle of the Atlantic Memorial Fund and Vice-Chair of Governors at Upton by Chester High School. Emma graduated with a degree in history from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, spent 25 years working in business strategy and IT programme management. Her final commercial role was as CEO for an IT firm specialising in Quality Assurance which she doubled in size and profit over three years and managed its sale to trade buyers. Since then she has achieved an MA in Archaeology and Heritage Practice at Chester University and for two years worked as Operations Director for Big Heritage and award-winning heritage CIC.
Rebecca Weef Smith
With over 30 years of experience in the Fashion Industry, an MSc in Applied Positive Psychology, Rebecca (over-50’s influencer and anti-ageism activist) is the founder of GOLDIE Magazine – a glossy lifestyle publication for aspirational over the 40s (as seen on BBC, ITV & Daily Mail) and WearingWellbeing. Her research on Flourishing Fashion was published in the inaugural edition of Fashion Studies.
Theresa Robberts
Inspirational humorist author and speaker. Based in Chester, Theresa is studying for her PhD in Corporate Social Responsibility. She has only 3% sight but has a hunger for adventure and accepts the challenges of daily life with loads of determination, tenacity and a wicked sense of humour. ‘Yes 3% sight but 97% attitude’ is how her friends describe her.
Usually, crunchy conversations involve difficult or tough topic talks that have the potential to make us vulnerable or uncomfortable (in this case ageism or midlife issues for example). Via our magazine and panel discussions, we want to address these subjects in a better way, showing to ladies over 40 that the best has yet to come. Crunchy means also tasty, crispy, or something that makes a sharp noise. We want to encourage women in their middle age to speak up. We deserve to be seen and heard. We are here to celebrate their strengths and wisdom.
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Followed by Q&A
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